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    Ps3 Grid

    Got a Sony PlayStation 3? Then try this new Linux DC project

    http://www.ps3grid.net/


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    They earn 1.875 points for every work
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    I'd be more interested if it was a native ps3 boinc client, instead of having to run linux on the ps3. Thats what I'm waiting for. All reviews of running linux on the ps3 dont really point to greatly optimized capabilities, not enough to make me want to boot out of the native ps3 OS. In fact, if I could run Firefox and Thunderbird, and a boinc client along side of whats already there, I'd be pretty happy.

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    I've got YDL linux installing on mine right now. It has a 30 minute ETA. The whole problem i had with trying to crunch any DC project on my PS3 was that i had to compile the program myself. I am not a good enough linux guru to do that. I was glad to see that ps3grid already has one compiled, so it should be pretty easy to install. I'll let you know how it goes.

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    I typed this on my PS3

    Hey, I knew i could do it. If i knew how to do a print screen in linux, i'd show how pretty BOINC looks on a PS3, but for now i can post you the benchmarks.

    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Processor: 2 PS3PF Cell Broadband Engine
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Processor features: altivec
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Memory: 196.80 MB physical, 415.73 MB virtual
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Disk: 9.19 GB total, 5.21 GB free
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when active to 98.40MB
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Preferences limit memory usage when idle to 177.12MB
    2007-06-10 01:27:30 [---] Preferences limit disk usage to 4.60GB

    2007-06-10 01:30:44 [---] Benchmark results:
    2007-06-10 01:30:44 [---] Number of CPUs: 1
    2007-06-10 01:30:44 [---] 379 floating point MIPS (Whetstone) per CPU
    2007-06-10 01:30:44 [---] 1325 integer MIPS (Dhrystone) per CPU
    2007-06-10 01:30:45 [---] Resuming computation

    The only thing i forgot to do today was ask the project admin for an invitation code. I e-mailed him, hopefully i'll get one by Sunday or Monday.

    I tried attatching to seti@home, but here's what i got.

    2007-06-10 01:29:50 [SETI@home] Master file download succeeded
    2007-06-10 01:29:55 [SETI@home] Sending scheduler request: Project initialization
    2007-06-10 01:29:55 [SETI@home] Requesting 1 seconds of new work
    2007-06-10 01:30:00 [SETI@home] Scheduler RPC succeeded [server version 509]
    2007-06-10 01:30:00 [SETI@home] Message from server: platform 'powerpc64-ps3-linux-gnu' not found

    I looked at all the projects and none them have a Linux/PPC app.

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    Never even played a PS3 yet, but at first sight the benchmarks seem a little low... is it because it is only benchmarking 1 core? (Cell processor has 9 cores, right?)

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    Yea, a real CELL processor has 9 cores, but in the PS3 it only has 8. To make the PS3 faster Sony left out 1 SPE. I'm not sure why the Benchmarks are so low.

    I got my invitation code this morning and successfully attached to PS3Grid. Now i'm just waiting for some WUs. I created the team too, we're number 12. http://www.ps3grid.net/team_display.php?teamid=12

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    I completed my first WU today and got the 1,875 points for it. It took about 1 day to finish. The PS3 is going to is going to double my BOINC output.

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    Geez... 1 whole day on a PS3? That must have been several petacycles just for one workunit!

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